Kitchen-cabinet



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIA'M HALARON, OF ALTON, ASSIGNOR, BY-MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, OF ONE-THIRD TO WILLIAM J. ROBERTS, OF UPPER ALTON, ILLINOIS.

'KITCHEN-CABINET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 523,069, dated July 17, 1894.

Application filed March 24, 1894.

To'all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM HALARON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Alton, in the county of Madison and State of Illinois, have invented certain new-and useful Improvements in Kitchen-Cabinets, Vof which the following specification contains a full, clear, and exact description of my invention, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,forming part thereof, and in which-f- Figure 1, is a front elevation of my improved kitchen cabinet. Fig. 2, is a perspective, parts being broken away, and the flour bin swung down and its lid moved outwardly to permit access to its contents; and Figs. 3 and 4, are details.

The object of the invention is to provide a cabinet for use in kitchens or living rooms which shall present an ornamental appearance, and contain a rotary flour bin which when swung up, will conform to the external ornamental contour of the cabinet, and the lid of which when the bin is swung down- Ward and outward, will form a bread-board.

The invention will first be described and then specifically pointed out in the claims.

A, represents the lower wider portion of the cabinet, and A' its upper narrower end; an open space being formed between these two portions'A and A' The lower portion A, lis provided with a com partment a having folding doors a', and to the left of this compartment are panels a2 made to represent drawer fronts. The upper end A' of the cabinet is provided with shelves, and with glazed doors aa. The sides of the cabinet at the junction of its two Sections A and A', are curved 01' inclined as shown at 01.4.

B, is the flour bin, made in the form'of a segment and pivoted at its ends in the open upper end of the part A, of the cabinet. The outer wall of the bin B, is curved or inclined to correspond with the curved or inclined portions at, and imparts a desk-like appearance to this portion of the cabinet, when the bin is in its closed position. The rear Vertical wall of the bin is formed by the sliding` breadboard B' which is mcunted in the guide-ways B2 as clearly shown in Fig. 2. When the bin is swung down as shown in Fig. 2, the breadboard may be pulled out so that flour maybe Serial No. 504.990- (No model.)

removed from the bin when the board may be again returned to its closed position to permit kneading the bread thereon. held in its closed position by means of the cords b secured to the ends of the rear wall near its upper corners and extending out through openings b' in the back of the cabinet where they are provided with weights 192. These weights are just sufticient to assist in closing or swinging the bin upward and holding it in its closed position, but permit it to remain in the position shown in Fig. 2. The ends of the curved outer side of the bin are provided with ornamental beads or strips B3, and its top portion is provided with a longitudinal strip B4, which when the bin is swung down as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, rests upon the upper surface of the cross bar A2, at the upper front portion of the part A' of the cabinet. The cross bar A2 is recessed on its inne'r face to permit the beads B3 to swing freely therethrough, see Figs. 2 and 4.

It will be seen that the cabinet as shown in Fig. l presents the appearance of a combined book-case andA roller-top desk, and will form a very pleasing addition to the furniture of the room in which it is placed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is--l I 1. A cabinet of the character described, provided between its ends with a rotary bin, the outer wall of which conforms to the exterior of the cabinet, and a sliding breadboard forming the inner Vertical wall of the bin, and movable outwardly when the bin is swung downwardly to serve as a bread-board, substantially as herein described.

2. Acabinet of the character described, provided between its ends with a rotary counterbalanced bin, the outer wall of which conforms to the exterior of the cabinet, and a sliding bread-board forming the inner vertical wall of the bin, and movable outwardly when the bin is swung downwardly to serve as a bread-board, substantially as herein described.

3. A cabinet provided with an open space between its upper and lower ends, a rotary bin pivoted at its ends therein, with its outer wall conforming to the exterior ornamental character of the bin, a sliding bread-board The bin is IOO forming the rear Vertical wall of the bin,and weighted cords for holding the bin closed, substantially as herein described.

4. A cabinet formed of the upper and lower 5 portions separated by an open space, and a rotary bin pivoted at its ends in, and closing the said space, the rear Vertical side of the bin being open and provided with a movable lid which when the bin is swung downward, ro serves as abread-board,snbstantially as herein described.

5. A cabinet comprising the lower wider portion, and the upper narrower portion separated by an open space, the enrved or inclined portions aon the front of the sides of the oabinet at the enls of said opening, the

cross bar A3 at the lower ends of the said por-l in described.

WILLIAM I'IALARON. Witnesses:

JAMEs P. THoRN'roN, LUCAS PFEIFFENBERGER. 

